Tuesday, 22 November 2011

a couple of weekends ago we headed north...to Sheffield to spend a weekend catching up with friends and family...Head of Finance is from that neck of the woods, so we have some good friends still there and family too...every once in a while we head up and try and catch up with as many people as we can...

this time we spent a good hour in a lovely florest shop called The Dandelion Clock owned by our friend Lucy...

Monday, 21 November 2011

now i am a huge fan of 'the list'...it makes sense of everything and i find it quite rewarding ticking off items on lists...and i must admit that i have sometimes written things on the bottom of a list that i have already done...just to tick off....

but the list i have going on at the moment...is the mother of all lists...the list to end all lists...it's our 'we are going to Australia for a month in 13 days time' list...and let me tell you...it even has sub-lists...

we sat down last night and wrote down exactly what we need to do in the next 2 weeks...and let me tell you, i am feeling quite overwhelmed today at the enormity of it...

we assigned tasks for both of us to do...and i laughed at Head of Finance for putting "Caroline to launder all holiday clothes", "make a list of stuff we need to take", and "Caroline to buy stuff on the list we haven't got"...now is it me or does that mean i'm doing it all?!?!

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

* a son who tripped up the doorstep and ended up having his head injury glued at the walk-in centre

* a daughter who sliced her toe in the sand in the park...probably on a piece of glass

* a husband who was driven into while driving to work...

and the best of all...

* a son who jumped off a swing in the park...dislocated his left elbow and ended up in theatre that night to straighten it and was in plaster for nearly 4 weeks....

those who know me well will say this is just a normal few weeks activity for us lot!!!

here is a before and after shot of a cupboard we found in a local antique place (posh charity shop actually...but i wouldn't tell the owners that)....it was priced at £90 and the guy said we could have it for £40 if we took it away that day...to be honest it did stick out a mile...and we did have grand plans for it...as you can see...it is now wearing a Farrow & Ball jacket and looks rather nice....

i have been doing a spot of crochet too recently...a few hats to sell at the Christmas Craft Fair...we won't be here this Christmas but thats a whole other post...so thats why i am trying to get stock built up now for my friend who is going to man my stall...

About Me

i am a stay at home mum with 3 rather gorgeous children - Zak is 8 and twins Reuben and Tallulah are 5...we live in a very nice, not too big, not too small (and slightly wonky) victorian house in Norfolk...we have been 'doing up' the house for 8 years now...i love it, i really do, i like to change bits and bobs to suit my mood (frequently) and i don't ever think it will be a 'finished project'...but hey, when it comes to interiors, thats just not my style!